Dollie Time!

   Because school is almost over I've had a little time here and there to work on a few projects. My Puki Puki Pig came in yesterday. I need to get some putty for his eyes so that I can take some proper pix of him.

But for now, BOX OPENING!

The Box



Here vee see zeh elusive 'Big-Mouthed Goth'. She is dumb and likes dolls. Keep your dolls out of reach of her mouz!


I'm finally finishing up Tomoe. Her paint is coming along very nicely. I just need to seal it after a few final touches.

When I was rooting Maureen I cam across a little problem.

There's a weird....plug of hair that the menufacturer rooted into her forehead. I have no idea why, it's just weird. I was going to just keep it and keep that piece swept to the side, then I got The Cramps stuck in my head.

Who needs Iggy Pop when we had Lux Interior(RIP) and Poison Ivy? Anyway, with those songs and similar running through my mind I was hit with a bolt of inspiration(that's my story and I'm sticking to it)! If I did Maureen's hair in a Rockabilly style(with the Bride of Frankenstein stripe) I could stille give her retro/vintage looks, but also some wilder styles. So I commenced with the rooting after mapping it out as above.

Horrible lighting is horrible! ;p

         So, my Maureen O'Hara inspired doll is coming along nicely, but she will have a Rockabilly rather than just a Retro twist. I still need to repaint her, but I think that if I didn't have skill, she would still look nice with her original paint. Her hair is not done, by any means! I just have it kind of put in place for the time being until I can curl the ends so that they cascade around her shoulders.

   So there are my dolls that I've been playing with lately. And you can see why I need to buy a better camera, 3.2 MP is just not enough! Plus, I need more lights and maybe a lightbox, as well. I just found a place that sells a decent sized one for only $40.

School Daze!

     So, school has been going well. I'm making A's in all of my classes. It's not that hard when you pay attention in class and do your work! We'll see how easy it is in the more advanced Math, English and Science classes. ;p Next week are my finals. I'm actually not worried, but lot of my classmates are. The 'Big Stupid Research Paper' that I was a little worried over in English truned out great! My Psych teacher even offered to write me a letter of recommendation if I ever needed one for any reason. I thought that was pretty cool.

     We're a little worried because my daughter goes to a different school than my son next year. I try not to view things like that with too much trepidation, but when it's your kids how can you not worry? My husband got his smoker and you would think that eating a ton of B-B-Q would lead to serious weight gain, but nope. I guess it's true that you can eat mostly meat and still lose weight. Now that he's got a hobby too he can't really bitch that much about money that gets spent on my dollies. ^_^